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Is Clinkers Halal?

It depends on what the label says.

Halal if verified
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About this ruling

Condition
Source disclosure is incomplete
Evidence confidence
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Reviewed

Clinkers, the Cadbury Pascall chocolate-coated lollies sold in Australia and New Zealand, list gelatine and colour 120 among their ingredients, both in the bags and in the Dairy Milk with Clinkers block.

Next step Clinkers list gelatine, with no source given, and colour 120 (carmine), and they are not on Cadbury Australia's Halal list. Skip them unless Cadbury confirms the gelatine is Halal, and follow your school on carmine. How to verify
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How to verify

  1. Read the pack: Clinkers list gelatine and colours (100, 120).
  2. The gelatine's source is not stated, and Clinkers are not on Cadbury Australia's Halal list: ask Cadbury before eating them.
  3. Colour 120 is carmine: follow your school's view.
  4. The Dairy Milk with Clinkers block has the same candy pieces.

Quick checks

  • Gelatine: source not stated.
  • Colour 120: carmine.
  • Not on Cadbury's Halal list.

What decides the answer

  • Cadbury confirms the gelatine is Halal

    then your school's view on carmine decides

  • Gelatine source unknown, as on the pack

    not verifiably Halal

  • Products on Cadbury Australia's Halal list

    certified, but Clinkers are not on it

Why this ruling

Clinkers are Cadbury Pascall's chocolate-coated lollies, sold in Australia and New Zealand in bags and as pieces in a Dairy Milk block.

What the pack lists

Cadbury lists gelatine and colours "(Spirulina, 100, 120)" in Clinkers lollies,[1] and the same gelatine and colours in the Clinkers pieces of the Dairy Milk with Clinkers block.[2] It does not say where the gelatine comes from. Colour 120 is carmine, made from cochineal insects: most classical scholars prohibit eating insects,[4] while Jordan's General Iftaa' Department and Indonesia's MUI permit it under conditions.[5][6]

Cadbury's Halal list

Cadbury Australia publishes the products certified Halal by Halal Certification Authority Australia. Its list (which, it says, covers the mini variants found in Cadbury Favourites packs) includes Dairy Milk, Freddo and Caramello Koala; no Clinkers product is on it.[3] So the gelatine is the open question: without Cadbury confirming its source, Clinkers are not verifiably Halal. Cherry Ripe is in the same position.

Where you'll find it

  • Australian and New Zealand chocolate-coated lollies
  • Dairy Milk with Clinkers chocolate block

Frequently asked questions

Are Clinkers Halal?
Not verifiably. They list gelatine with no source given and colour 120 (carmine), and Cadbury Australia's Halal list does not include them.
Is the Dairy Milk with Clinkers block Halal?
Its Clinkers candy pieces list gelatine and colour 120, and it is not on Cadbury Australia's Halal list.
Which Cadbury Australia products are Halal?
Cadbury Australia lists its Halal-certified products, certified by Halal Certification Authority Australia, on its Halal page: Dairy Milk, Caramello Koala and Freddo among them; it says the list covers the mini variants found in Cadbury Favourites packs. Clinkers are not on it.

Scholarly view

Gelatine follows the animal and how it was slaughtered: pork gelatine is Haram, and gelatine from animals not slaughtered Islamically is rejected by most scholars, so an unnamed gelatine is the deciding unknown. Carmine (colour 120) comes from insects: the Hanafi, Shafi'i and Hanbali schools generally prohibit eating insects, while Jordan's General Iftaa' Department and Indonesia's MUI permit it under conditions (see carmine).

Sources

Named Islamic, certifier, manufacturer, and regulatory sources used on this page. Inline markers like [1] jump here. Retrieval dates show when we last checked the live URL. Editorial methodology.

Islamic / scriptural

  1. The ingredient carmine (Fatwa 90369)

    IslamWeb Retrieved

    Treats carmine as impermissible under the majority view that insects are not eaten (also notes alcohol treatment concerns in processing).

  2. Ruling of Sharia on using Carmine E120 (Fatwa 3240)

    Jordan General Iftaa' Department Retrieved

    Jurisdiction: Jordan

    Permits E120 subject to transformation (istiḥālah), need/no suitable alternative, limited use, and no harm to health—while noting the majority classical insect prohibition.

  3. MUI cochineal fatwa decision (Fatwa No. 33/2011 context)

    Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI) / LPPOM Retrieved

    Jurisdiction: Indonesia

    States food and drink colouring from cochineal is Halal when beneficial and not harmful.

Manufacturer / product

  1. Pascall Cadbury Clinkers Lollies 300g

    Cadbury Australia (Mondelez) Retrieved

    Jurisdiction: Australia / New Zealand

    Ingredients: 'Sugar, Milk Solids, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Glucose Syrup (from Wheat and Corn), Glaze (Contains Vegetable Gum (414)), Gelatine, Wheat Starch, Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin, 476), Colours (Spirulina, 100, 120), Flavours.' The gelatine's source is not stated.

  2. Cadbury Dairy Milk with Pascall Clinkers Chocolate Block 170g

    Cadbury Australia (Mondelez) Retrieved

    Jurisdiction: Australia / New Zealand

    'Clinkers candy pieces (8%) (sugar, glucose syrup, gelatine, starch (from wheat, maize, tapioca), spirulina extract, colours (100, 120), flavour)'.

  3. Cadbury Australia — Halal (HCAA certified list)

    Cadbury Australia Retrieved

    Jurisdiction: Australia / New Zealand

    Products 'certified halal by Halal Certification Authority Australia' for the Australian and New Zealand markets; 'the listed products represent the equivalent “mini” variants that are found in CADBURY FAVOURITES variety packs.' No Clinkers product is listed (checked 7 October 2026).

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